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Northern Territory Geography

The Northern Territory geography consists of very small settlements that are scattered across the territory. The Stuart Highway known to the locals as "the track" is the single sealed road which connects or links Darwin to Southern Australia. On this road large population centers are located. Two spectacular natural rock formations, Uluru (Ayers Rock) and Kata Tjuta (The Olgas) are found in the northern territory. These are sacred to the local Aborigines and have also become a major tourist attraction.

The Northern Territory is bordered on the north-west by the Timor Sea, by the Arafura Sea and the Gulf of Carpentaria on the north and north-east, by Queensland on the east, on the west by Western Australia and by South Australia in the south. After Western Australia and Queensland, the Northern Territory is the third-largest land division in Australia. It covers an area of 1,346,200 sq km (519,771 sq mi) which is equivalent to 17. 5 per cent of the total area of Australia.

The northern territory is a federal territory of Australia and the residents of this territory are known as "territorians". The capital of northern territory is the city of Darwin which is the most populous city of the territory. There are two other sizable settlements known as Alice Springs (1500 km to the south, in the desert interior) and Katherine (which is near the base of the Top End). The northern part of the Territory has breathtaking wetlands and native wildlife and lies in the Kakadu National Park.

The Indigenous Australians, known more commonly as the Aborigines makeup about 27 per cent of the population of the Northern Territory and they own about 49 per cent of the land. The Alcohol consumption of the Northern Territory is one of the highest in the world and most certainly the highest in Australia. Besides, having the largest concentration of indigenous aborigines of any state of Australia has also one of the largest Asian population thereby, reflecting its proximity to the south east of Asia. The Northern Territory is the only place where one could find the aborigines practicing their traditional lifestyle and living in self-contained communities.

The Northern Territory has rich mineral reserves which has made it one of the fastest growing areas of Australia in recent time. Some of the world's largest reserves of low-cost uranium are found in this territory. The dominant for of farming is cattle and buffalo ranching. The territory has more than 240 pastoral stations which produce cattle for domestic as well as overseas market.

In the Northern Territory geography the climate is a critical factor. The coastal regions have a tropical monsoonal climate with annual rainfall measuring more than 1,600mm (63 in) in some places. However, the interior gets increasingly arid as we move away from the coast. In the interior parts the average rainfall is about 254mm (10 in) a year. The wet season lasts from November to April.